A fireman inspects one of the carriages that bore the brunt of an explosion
Posted on 07/11/2006 8:58:01 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Haha. India has had major problems with islamic terror for way longer than the west has. Try seven centuries worth.
Now THAT was an obscure reference!!
"India's was an obvious date because of our 7-11s everywhere owned by Indians."
You wanna read something strange? In Thailand, 7/11's are everywhere, whereas in Oklahoma, they are few and far between.
That is interesting.
ping
Very true indeed!
It was nice seeing college students forming human chains and helping the victims, on television.
Security is tight in Bangalore today.
And thanks for the ping!
Its tight everywhere...but what's the point after the incident???
Yes, very good and you got it without any 'Help'.
one mumbay guy send dis....check dis out...
Dear Terrorist,
Even if you are not reading this we don't care. Time and again you tried
to disturb us and disrupt our life - killing innocent civilians by planting
bombs in trains, buses and cars. You have tried hard to bring death and
destruction, cause panic and fear and create communal disharmony but
everytime you were disgustingly unsuccessful. Do you know how we pass our
life in Mumbai? How much it takes for us to earn that single rupee? If you
wanted to give us a shock then we are sorry to say that you failed
miserably in your ulterior motives. Better look elsewere, not here.
We are not Hindus and Muslims or Gujaratis and Marathis or Punjabis and
Bengaliies. Nor do we distinguish ourselves as owners or workers, govt.
employees or private employees. WE ARE MUMBAIKERS (Bombay-ites, if you like).
We will not allow you to disrupt our life like this. On the last few
occassions when you struck (including the 7 deadly blasts in a single day
killing over 250 people and injuring 500+ in 1993), we went to work next day in
full strength. This time we cleared everything within a few hours and were
back to normal - the vendors placing their next order, businessmen
finalizing the next deals and the office workers rushing to catch the next
train. (Yes the same train you targetted)
Fathom this: Within 3 hours of the blasts, long queues of blood donating
volunteers were seen outside various hospital, where most of the injured
were admitted. By 12 midnight, the hospital had to issue a notification
that blood banks were full and they didn't require any more blood. The
next day, attendance at schools and office was close to 100%, trains & buses
were packed to the brim, the crowds were back. The city has simply dusted
itself off and moved on - perhaps with greater vigour.
We are Mumbaikers and we live like brothers in times like this. So, do not
dare to threaten us with your crackers. The spirit of Mumbai is very
strong and can not be harmed.
Please forward this to others. U never know, by chance it may come to hands of a terrorist in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq or wherever, we dont care and if he is literate enough, he can read this message which is specially meant for him!!!
With Love,
From the people of Mumbai (Bombay) INDIA
Hello friend,
I did hold the opinion that the Islamists hated the west and Israel the most. Thanks for your informed answer. Kate
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